As academic libraries face new challenges of staying relevant to the graduate research process, we must find ways to enter diverse academic communities, start engaging in scholarly conversations, and facilitate the expansion of their information literacy skills. This session serves three purposes: to examine strategies for librarians to reach out to STEM faculty and graduate students and spark conversations about the Framework, to share ideas for developing a collaborative instructional design that integrates the Framework into STEM graduate-level courses, and to discuss quantitative and qualitative methods for assessing this implementation.

Interested in leading an STS monthly chat on a relevant science andinformation literacy topic? Have any questions about the STS-IL chats? Pleasesend your inquiries to Kristen Cooper at coope377@umn.edu